Revised Version 1895

Psalms 104

1Blessבָּרֲכִ֥יba.ra.KhiH1288theLORDיְה֫וָ֥הYah.wehH3068O mysoulנַפְשִׁ֗יnaf.ShiH5315, OLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068myGodאֱ֭לֹהַי'E.lo.haiH430, thou artveryמְּאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966greatגָּדַ֣לְתָּga.Dal.taH1431; thou artclothedלָבָֽשְׁתָּ׃la.Va.she.taH3847with honour andmajestyוְהָדָ֣רve.ha.DarH1926.

2Who coverest thyself withlightא֭וֹר'orH216as with agarmentכַּשַּׂלְמָ֑הka.sal.MahH8008; who stretchestoutנוֹטֶ֥הno.TehH5186theheavensשָׁ֝מַ֗יִםSha.Ma.yimH8064like acurtainכַּיְרִיעָֽה׃kay.ri.'AhH3407:

3Who layeth the beams of hischambersעֲֽלִיּ֫וֹתָ֥יוali.Yo.TavH5944in thewatersבַמַּ֗יִםva.Ma.yimH4325; who maketh thecloudsעָבִ֥ים'a.VimH5645hischariotרְכוּב֑וֹre.khu.VoH7398; who walkethuponעַל־'al-H5921thewingsכַּנְפֵי־kan.fei-H3671of thewindרֽוּחַ׃Ru.achH7307:

4Who makethwindsרוּח֑וֹתru.ChotH7307hismessengersמַלְאָכָ֣יוmal.'a.KhavH4397; hisministersמְ֝שָׁרְתָ֗יוme.sha.re.TavH8334aflamingH784fireאֵ֣שׁ'eshH784:

5WholaidH3245thefoundationsH3245of theearthאֶ֭רֶץ'E.retzH776, that it shouldnotH776bemovedתִּ֝מּ֗וֹטti.MotH4131foreverוָעֶֽד׃va.'EdH5703.

6Thou coveredst it with thedeepתְּ֭הוֹםTe.homH8415as with a vesture; thewatersמָֽיִם׃Ma.yimH4325stoodיַֽעַמְדוּ־ya.'am.du-H5975aboveעַל־'al-H5921themountainsהָ֝רִ֗יםha.RimH2022.

7At thyrebukeגַּעֲרָ֣תְךָ֣ga.'a.Ra.te.khaH1606theyfledיְנוּס֑וּןye.nu.SunH5127; at thevoiceH6963of thythunderH6963they hastedawayH4480;

8TheywentH5927upH5927by themountainsהָ֭רִיםHa.rimH2022, theywentH5927downיֵרְד֣וּye.re.DuH3381by thevalleysבְקָע֑וֹתve.ka.'otH1237, unto theplaceמְ֝ק֗וֹםme.KomH4725whichזֶ֤ה׀zehH2088thou hadstfoundedיָסַ֬דְתָּya.Sad.taH3245for them.

9Thou hastsetשַׂ֭מְתָּSam.taH7760a bound that they maynotH776passיַֽעֲבֹר֑וּןya.'a.vo.RunH5674over; that theyturnH7725notH776againH7725tocoverלְכַסּ֥וֹתle.kha.SotH3680theearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

10He sendethforthהַֽמְשַׁלֵּ֣חַham.sha.Le.achH7971springsמַ֭עְיָנִיםMa'.ya.nimH4599intoH1980thevalleysבַּנְּחָלִ֑יםba.ne.cha.LimH5158; theyrunH1980among themountainsהָ֝רִ֗יםha.RimH2022:

11Theygiveיַ֭שְׁקוּYash.kuH8248drinkH8248toeveryכָּל־kol-H3605beastחַיְת֣וֹchay.ToH2416of thefieldשָׂדָ֑יsa.DaiH7704; thewildH7704assesquenchיִשְׁבְּר֖וּyish.be.RuH7665theirthirstצְמָאָֽם׃tze.ma.'AmH6772.

12By them thefowlעוֹף־'of-H5775of theheavenהַשָּׁמַ֣יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064have their habitation, they sing among the branches.

13He watereth themountainsהָ֭רִיםHa.rimH2022from hischambersמֵעֲלִיּוֹתָ֑יוme.'a.li.yo.TavH5944: theearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776issatisfiedתִּשְׂבַּ֥עtis.Ba'H7646with thefruitמִפְּרִ֥יmi.pe.RiH6529of thyworksמַ֝עֲשֶׂ֗יךָma.'a.Sei.khaH4639.

14He causeth thegrassחָצִ֨יר׀cha.TzirH2682togrowמַצְמִ֤יחַmatz.Mi.achH6779for thecattleלַבְּהֵמָ֗הla.be.he.MahH929, andherbוְ֭עֵשֶׂבVe.'e.sevH6212for theserviceלַעֲבֹדַ֣תla.'a.vo.DatH5656ofmanהָאָדָ֑םha.'a.DamH120; that he maybringלְה֥וֹצִיאle.Ho.tzi'H3318forthH3318foodלֶ֝֗חֶםLe.chemH3899outH3318of theearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776:

15Andwineוְיַ֤יִן׀ve.Ya.yinH3196that makethgladיְשַׂמַּ֬חye.sa.MachH8055theheartלְֽבַב־le.vav-H3824ofmanאֱנ֗וֹשׁ'e.No.oshH582, andoilמִשָּׁ֑מֶןmi.Sha.menH8081tomakeH8055hisfaceפָּנִ֣יםpa.NimH6440toshineלְהַצְהִ֣ילle.hatz.HilH6670, andbreadוְ֝לֶ֗חֶםve.Le.chemH3899that strengthenethman’sאֱנ֥וֹשׁ'e.No.oshH582heartלְֽבַב־le.vav-H3824.

16Thetreesעֲצֵ֣י'a.TzeiH6086of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068aresatisfiedיִ֭שְׂבְּעוּYis.be.'uH7646; thecedarsאַֽרְזֵ֥י'ar.ZeiH730ofLebanonלְ֝בָנ֗וֹןle.va.NonH3844,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834he hathplantedנָטָֽע׃na.Ta'H5193;

17Whereאֲשֶׁר־'a.she.ro.Sha-H834thebirdsצִפֳּרִ֣יםtzi.po.RimH6833makeיְקַנֵּ֑נוּye.ka.Ne.nuH7077theirnestsH7077: as for thestorkחֲ֝סִידָ֗הcha.si.DahH2624, thefirבְּרוֹשִׁ֥יםbe.ro.ShimH1265treesH1265are herhouseבֵּיתָֽהּ׃bei.TahH1004.

18Thehighהַ֭גְּבֹהִיםHa.ge.vo.himH1364mountainsהָרִ֣יםha.RimH2022are for thewildH3277goatsלַיְּעֵלִ֑יםlai.ye.'e.LimH3277; therocksסְ֝לָעִ֗יםse.la.'ImH5553are arefugeמַחְסֶ֥הmach.SehH4268for the conies.

19Heappointedלְמוֹעֲדִ֑יםle.mo.'a.DimH4150themoonיָ֭רֵחַYa.re.achH3394forseasonsH4150: thesunשֶׁ֝֗מֶשׁShe.meshH8121knoweth his going down.

20Thou makestdarknessחֹ֭שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822, and it isnightלָ֑יְלָהLa.ye.lahH3915; WhereinallH3605thebeastsחַיְתוֹ־chay.tov-H2416of theforestיָֽעַר׃Ya.'arH3293doH3605creepתִ֝רְמֹ֗שׂtir.MosH7430forth.

21Theyoungהַ֭כְּפִירִיםHa.ke.fi.rimH3715lionsH3715roarשֹׁאֲגִ֣יםsho.'a.GimH7580after theirpreyלַטָּ֑רֶףla.Ta.refH2964, andseekוּלְבַקֵּ֖שׁu.le.va.KeshH1245their meat fromGodמֵאֵ֣לme.'ElH410.

22Thesunהַ֭שֶּׁמֶשׁHa.she.meshH8121ariseth, they get themawayיֵאָסֵפ֑וּןye.'a.se.FunH622, andlayיִרְבָּצֽוּן׃yir.ba.TzunH7257themdownH7257in theirdensמְ֝עוֹנֹתָ֗םme.'o.no.TamH4585.

23Manאָדָ֣ם'a.DamH120goethforthיֵצֵ֣אye.Tze'H3318unto hisworkלְפָעֳל֑וֹle.fo.'o.LoH6467and to his labouruntilעֲדֵי־'a.dei-H5704theeveningעָֽרֶב׃'A.revH6153.

24OLORDיְֽהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,howמָֽה־mah-H4100manifold are thyworksמַעֲשֶׂ֨יךָ׀ma.'a.Sei.khaH4639! inwisdomבְּחָכְמָ֣הbe.cha.khe.MahH2451hast thoumadeעָשִׂ֑יתָ'a.Si.taH6213themallכֻּ֭לָּםKu.lomH3605: theearthהָ֝אָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776isfullמָלְאָ֥הmal.'AhH4390of thy riches.

25Yonder is theseaהַיָּ֥םhai.YamH3220,greatגָּדוֹל֮ga.dOlH1419andwideוּרְחַ֪בu.re.ChavH7342, wherein are thingscreepingרֶ֭מֶשׂRe.mesH7431innumerableמִסְפָּ֑רmis.ParH4557,bothH2416smallקְ֝טַנּ֗וֹתke.ta.NotH6996andgreatגְּדֹלֽוֹת׃ge.do.LotH1419beastsH2416.

26Theregoיְהַלֵּכ֑וּןye.ha.le.KhunH1980theshipsאֳנִיּ֣וֹת'o.ni.YotH591; there isleviathanלִ֝וְיָתָ֗ןliv.ya.TanH3882, whom thou hastformedיָצַ֥רְתָּya.Tzar.taH3335totakeH1980his pastime therein.

27TheseH3605waitallH3605uponאֵלֶ֣יךָ'e.Lei.khaH413thee, that thou mayestgiveלָתֵ֖תla.TetH5414them their meat in dueseasonבְּעִתּֽוֹ׃be.'i.ToH6256.

28That thou givest unto them theygatherיִלְקֹט֑וּןyil.ko.TunH3950; thou openest thinehandיָֽ֝דְךָ֗ya.de.khaH3027, they aresatisfiedיִשְׂבְּע֥וּןyis.be.'UnH7646withgoodטֽוֹב׃TovH2896.

29Thou hidest thyfaceפָּנֶיךָ֮pa.nei.KhaH6440, they are troubled; thou takestawayH7725theirbreathר֭וּחָםRu.chomH7307theydieיִגְוָע֑וּןyig.va.'UnH1478, andreturnיְשׁוּבֽוּן׃ye.shu.VunH7725to theirdustעֲפָרָ֥ם'a.fa.RamH6083.

30Thou sendestforthתְּשַׁלַּ֣חte.sha.LachH7971thyspiritר֭וּחֲךָRu.cha.khaH7307, they arecreatedיִבָּרֵא֑וּןyi.ba.re.'UnH1254; and thou renewest thefaceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of thegroundאֲדָמָֽה׃'a.da.MahH127.

31LetH8055thegloryכְב֣וֹדkhe.VodH3519of theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068endureיְהִ֤יye.HiH1961foreverלְעוֹלָ֑םle.'o.LamH5769;letH8055theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068rejoiceיִשְׂמַ֖חyis.MachH8055in hisworksבְּמַעֲשָֽׂיו׃be.ma.'a.SavH4639:

32Who looketh on theearthלָ֭אָרֶץLa.'a.retzH776, and it trembleth; he toucheth themountainsבֶּהָרִ֣יםbe.ha.RimH2022, and theysmokeוְֽיֶעֱשָֽׁנוּ׃Ve.ye.'e.Sha.nuH6225.

33I willsingאֲזַמְּרָ֖ה'a.za.me.RahH2167unto theLORDלַיהוָ֣הla.Yah.wehH3068aslongH5750as Iliveבְּחַיָּ֑יbe.chai.YaiH2416: I willsingH2167praiseH2167to myGodלֵאלֹהַ֣יle.lo.HaiH430whileH5750I haveanyH5750beingH430.

34LetH8055mymeditationשִׂיחִ֑יsi.ChiH7879besweetיֶעֱרַ֣בye.'e.RavH6149unto him: I willrejoiceאֶשְׂמַ֥ח'es.MachH8055in theLORDבַּיהוָֽה׃ba.Yah.wehH3068.

35LetH5315sinnersחַטָּאִ֨ים׀cha.ta.'ImH2400beconsumedיִתַּ֤מּוּyi.Ta.muH8552outH4480of theearthהָאָ֡רֶץha.'A.retzH776, andletH5315thewickedוּרְשָׁעִ֤ים׀u.re.sha.'ImH7563benoאֵינָ֗ם'ei.NamH369moreH4480.Blessבָּרֲכִ֣יba.ra.KhiH1288theLORDH3068, O mysoulH5315.Praiseהַֽלְלוּ־ha.lu-H1984ye theLORDH3068.

Commentaries on Psalms 104

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